Dale Walker Stevens, husband, father and brother, age 75, passed away April 27, 2000 at home surrounded by his family, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Dale was born November 20, 1924 in St. George, Utah to Charles Alma and Mary Walker Stevens.
He married Betty Mae Burton, May 3, 1957 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
He has one son: David Lee and one daughter: Donna, both residing in Salt Lake City.
He served in World War II in Europe (England, France and Germany) from 1943 to spring of 1946.
He left Dixie High School in St. George even before graduation to enter an Air Force Cadet program.
After the war, he attended Biarritz University in France for a few months in 1945-1946 where he studied only musical subjects: violin, composition, etc.
He learned to fly in St. George and received his commercial pilot's license from 1948-1950.
He was an LDS missionary 1950-1952 in the Great Lakes Mission.
He was a professional, master violinmaker and owned his own business for more than 40 years.
Dale was self-taught in making violins, received many trophies, medals and certificates for his violin making.
In 1983, he took top honors in the first Louis Spohr Violin Making Competition in Kassel, Germany: two gold medals, one for over-all excellence and one for tone.
He has violins throughout the world. He loved the violin and was still learning and doing research until a few months before his death.
He was a High Priest in the Valley View Eleventh Ward.
He held positions in the various organizations of the LDS Church: home teaching always, YM superintendent in MIA, secretarial and clerk positions in the Priesthood Quorums.
He is survived by his devoted wife and sweetheart, Betty; son, David Lee; and daughter, Donna; five living brothers, Raymond (Mary Jane), Lowell (Afton), Easton (Peggy), Paul (Gay Lynn), Raphael (Karen); four living sisters, Maralyn (Ronald) Greenhalgh, Sharon (Lewis) Wetzel, June Robison and Roseanne (Edward) Crews.
Preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Leland and Donald.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 1 at 12 noon at the Valley View 11th Ward, 4032 South 2300 East.
Friends may call Sunday, April 30 from 5-7 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 South Highland Drive and from 10:45-11:45 a.m. on Monday at the church, prior to services.
Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
Special appreciation to Vistacare Hospice, Dr. Steve Lordon, Gary Locke and hospice staff.
Published in the Deseret News on 4/29/2000
Dale Walker Stevens, husband, father and brother, age 75, passed away April 27, 2000 at home surrounded by his family, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Dale was born November 20, 1924 in St. George, Utah to Charles Alma and Mary Walker Stevens.
He married Betty Mae Burton, May 3, 1957 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
He has one son: David Lee and one daughter: Donna, both residing in Salt Lake City.
He served in World War II in Europe (England, France and Germany) from 1943 to spring of 1946.
He left Dixie High School in St. George even before graduation to enter an Air Force Cadet program.
After the war, he attended Biarritz University in France for a few months in 1945-1946 where he studied only musical subjects: violin, composition, etc.
He learned to fly in St. George and received his commercial pilot's license from 1948-1950.
He was an LDS missionary 1950-1952 in the Great Lakes Mission.
He was a professional, master violinmaker and owned his own business for more than 40 years.
Dale was self-taught in making violins, received many trophies, medals and certificates for his violin making.
In 1983, he took top honors in the first Louis Spohr Violin Making Competition in Kassel, Germany: two gold medals, one for over-all excellence and one for tone.
He has violins throughout the world. He loved the violin and was still learning and doing research until a few months before his death.
He was a High Priest in the Valley View Eleventh Ward.
He held positions in the various organizations of the LDS Church: home teaching always, YM superintendent in MIA, secretarial and clerk positions in the Priesthood Quorums.
He is survived by his devoted wife and sweetheart, Betty; son, David Lee; and daughter, Donna; five living brothers, Raymond (Mary Jane), Lowell (Afton), Easton (Peggy), Paul (Gay Lynn), Raphael (Karen); four living sisters, Maralyn (Ronald) Greenhalgh, Sharon (Lewis) Wetzel, June Robison and Roseanne (Edward) Crews.
Preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Leland and Donald.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 1 at 12 noon at the Valley View 11th Ward, 4032 South 2300 East.
Friends may call Sunday, April 30 from 5-7 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 South Highland Drive and from 10:45-11:45 a.m. on Monday at the church, prior to services.
Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
Special appreciation to Vistacare Hospice, Dr. Steve Lordon, Gary Locke and hospice staff.
Published in the Deseret News on 4/29/2000
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